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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 March 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Thursday, 24 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives were employed by the NHS in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives were employed by the NHS in the last year for which figures are available. [222946] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 22 March 2005]: As at September 2004, there were 24,844 midwives employed in the national health service, an increase of 2,459 since 1997.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c1061W; 222946
Session
2004-05
Subjects
NHS Staff Midwives
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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